Computer Science at BGS
On the 12 September 2025, we took our Year 13 Computer Science students to the annual Sir Isaac Newton lecture. The topic for this year was Cybersecurity.
The lecture, held at The University of Lincoln, in the Sir Isaac Newton building featured a keynote address by Simon Kirk, Director Consulting Expert in Cyber Security at CGI. His address detailed how cybersecurity affects our everyday life, the pitfalls, the concerns, the problems, what is being done, the way forward, how we can solve this problem, who is needed, what skills are required and the careers that are available.
The students were also given a number of TED style talks on related topics:
• Dr Aaisha Makkar (Uni. of Derby) - Defending Tomorrow: How AI Supports Cyber Security
• Simon Nicholson (AI Mind Bicycle) - Using AI to aid learning universally
• Richie Blakemore (London Stock Exchange) - Human risk management, focusing on how cyber criminals exploit human behaviours to manipulate their victims.
• Flick O'Mahony (Siemens) - Cybersecurity for Industry | No 2 days the same
There were also a number of information stands provided by Siemens, STEM, Inzpire, London Stock Exchange, University of Lincoln, Mind Bicycle, Custodia, RAF Space UK Command, CGI which allowed the students to engage directly with professionals from leading cybersecurity companies.
The students had an excellent time, asked lots of questions, enjoyed the different style of delivery in the lecture theatre and came away full of ideas